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p a p e rs are forw arded free; bu t b y O stend they are
■charged as letters.
L etters m u st be p osted a t the
Gr. P . 0 . an h o u r before the d ep artu re of the
S te am e rs; b u t they can be posted a t the P . 0 . at
the Custom H ouse h a lf an h ou r later.
L etters can
be pre-p aid .
T h e P en n y P o stag e System has lately been
in tro d u ced , so th at a single letter (Vs ounce) can
in the tow n and C h ristian shavn be franked b y a
2 Skilling
p o s t-s ta m p ,
(blue):
to or from any
p a r t o f the kingdom by a
4 Skilling
p o st-stam p ,
(red ):
to or from Slesw ig by
2
p o s t-s ta m p s : to
or from H olstein by
3
p o st-stam p s; (probably these
w ill shortly be re d u ce d ): and to or from H am b urg
b y
4
p o st-stam p s, or
1 Mark
D anish.
In the P o st Office Y ard, and in v ario u s p a rts
o f the to w n , are suspended tin boxes in w hich
fran k ed or unfranked letters m ay be deposited.